Search and Seizure Data, 1963 (ICPSR 7539)

Version Date: Feb 16, 1992

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Principal Investigator(s):
Stuart S. Nagel

https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR07539.v1

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Summary

This data collection contains information gathered about search and seizure policies and practices in a 1963 survey administered to one police chief, prosecutor, trial court judge, defense attorney, and American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) official in each of the 50 states. Respondents answered questions about the practices of various criminal justice decision-makers in the handling of search and seizure evidence since the 1961 Supreme Court decision requiring all states to exclude illegally seized evidence from courtroom proceedings. Questions were also asked concerning the knowledge and values of the respondents, and the use of civil and legal action to deter illegal searches. The file also contains non-survey demographic data about the characteristics of each state.

Citation

Nagel, Stuart S. Search and Seizure Data, 1963. [distributor], 1992-02-16. https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR07539.v1

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Subject Terms

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Time Period(s)

1960 -- 1963

Date of Collection

1963-11

Data Collection Notes

  1. The codebook is provided by ICPSR as a Portable Document Format (PDF) file. The PDF file format was developed by Adobe Systems Incorporated and can be accessed using PDF reader software, such as the Adobe Acrobat Reader. Information on how to obtain a copy of the Acrobat Reader is provided on the ICPSR Web site.

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Sample

Of the 250 questionnaire recipients, 113, or 45 percent, sent back usable questionnaires.

Universe

Police chiefs, prosecutors, trial court judges, defense attorneys, and American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) officials in each of the 50 states.

Data Source

self-enumerated questionnaires

Data Type(s)

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Original Release Date

1984-05-03

Version History

2018-02-15 The citation of this study may have changed due to the new version control system that has been implemented. The previous citation was:
  • Nagel, Stuart S. SEARCH AND SEIZURE DATA, 1963. ICPSR version. Urbana, IL: Stuart S. Nagel, University of Illinois, Urbana [producer], 1963. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2001. http://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR07539.v1
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Notes

  • The public-use data files in this collection are available for access by the general public. Access does not require affiliation with an ICPSR member institution.

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This dataset is maintained and distributed by the National Archive of Criminal Justice Data (NACJD), the criminal justice archive within ICPSR. NACJD is primarily sponsored by three agencies within the U.S. Department of Justice: the Bureau of Justice Statistics, the National Institute of Justice, and the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention.